Using Mobile Devices in the Classroom

These are the resources that were shared this summer during the Mobile Learning Institute that we ran in collaboration with Franklin Public Schools.

APPLE RESOURCES

• A Guide For Getting Started with the iPod touch in Teaching & Learning (PDF from Apple)
• iPod touch 4.3 User Guide (PDF from Apple)
• Why iPod touch/iPhone for School
• iPod touch In Education

QR RESOURCES

• Directions on how to make a Picasa Album set up to take pictures by email (like we did for the QR activity)
• Kaywa QR Code Generator (I used this one to make the QR Codes for the Scavenger/Photo Hunt)
• QR Code Live Binder (tons of resources and ideas!)
• QR Code Treasure Hunt Maker - Great for quickly making QR codes that have a quiz question and answer embedded

DEVICE USES IN THE CLASSROOM

• Ways To Use iPod Touch In the Classroom
• Ways To Use Mobile Devices In the Classroom
• Ways To Use iPad in the Classroom
• More Great Presentations like the ones above at http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways
• Why an iPod Touch in Education - blog post with links to MANY resources

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Mobile Apps in the Classroom (Tammy Lind)

• FREE Apps on Class iPod set
• iPad-specific apps
• Resources
  Tablet Rasa | Article Archives | Article Archives | Cleveland Magazine - Your guide to the best of Cleveland
  • teachwithyouripad - iPad Apps
  • iPad power: how to transfer files | Tablets | Working Mac | Macworld
  • K-5 iPad Apps for Remembering: Part One of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy | Edutopia
  • New eBook and Book - French Expressions One A Day
  • iPhone/iPadAppLists by AppAdvice
  • Back to School: 40 Best Science iPad Apps for Students - Fun Educational Apps: Best Apps for Kids Reviews iPad / iPhone / iPod
  • Frog Dissection for iPad on the iTunes App Store
  • iPad Educational Apps – esp. for autism and ESL
  • The Nerdy Teacher: The QR Quest - A Prototype
  • Top 100 Best Free iPad Apps
  • Top 20 Best Free iPhone And iPad Apps Of Year 2011 (So Far) | WebTabLab.com
  • School Systems Blog - Apps For Educators: Mathematics
  • New Classroom Tool Uses Laptops & Phones for Instant Assessment
  • Apple - Education - iPad Learning Resources
  • 20 Incredibly Entertaining iPad Apps for Science Nuts » AS Degree
  • 15 Essential iPad Apps for Students | iPad.AppStorm
  • Back to School: 40 Best Science iPad Apps for Students - Fun Educational Apps: Best Apps for Kids Reviews iPad / iPhone / iPod
  • iPod touch in Education
  • Ipads and Student Observations | Learn Grow Bloom

These are great sites to visit to find more information about using the iPod Touch in the classroom...
http://learninginhand.com/ipodtouch/

List of apps broken down by topic.

Very user-friendly list of apps

Teaching with Touches--a blog written by a teacher new to the implementation of Touchs in her classroom
http://teachingwithitouches.blogspot.com/

This is an amazing resource for new Touch users. The program that this district has started is specifically for Special Education students. Examples of student contracts, lessons, and resources for parents are provided here.
http://intouchschool.org/index.html